Yosai - Japanese Boy Names

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Yosai

/joːsai/

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Uncommon

Meaning

Medicine or healing

Represents spiritual healing, compassion, and the pursuit of enlightenment through knowledge and medicine.

Symbolism

Embodies the role of a healer, both physically and spiritually; symbolizes wisdom, service, and inner strength derived from study and reflection.

Etymology: Derived from the Japanese reading of the Chinese Buddhist monk Jianzhen (known as Ganjin in Japan), whose name was adapted phonetically and semantically into Japanese as Yosai; originally 'Yosai' (薬師) refers to Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of Healing.

Style & Origin

traditional

literary

japanese

Cultural Background

Rooted in Japanese literary and religious history, Yosai is associated with Buddhist scholarship and

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